Sources Sought for Multilingual Computing and Analysis Scientific Research, Development, Test, Analysis and Data Generation Support Services

The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, through its Adelphi Contracting Division, is seeking to procure multilingual computing and analysis scientific research, development, test, analysis, and data generation support services under a five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract (proposed solicitation number W911QX-26-R-A012). The procurement encompasses four primary technical areas: linguistic data development and processing for natural language processing (NLP) applications in multiple languages including Arabic, Dari, Farsi, Korean, and Pashto; computational linguistics and computer science research support for machine learning methods such as automatic summarization, machine translation, named entity recognition, and speech recognition; hardware and software test and evaluation for NLP-based capabilities with emphasis on optical character recognition and machine translation; and system administration, information assurance support for the Research Development and Engineering Network (RDENET), plus application and software design and development for autonomous robotic platforms. Respondents to this sources sought notice are required to demonstrate their ability to meet specifications, provide their business type and small business status if applicable, and submit past performance examples demonstrating relevant experience. Responses must be submitted by March 23, 2026 (ten business days from posting) to Deneise Jackson at deneise.c.jackson.civ@army.mil.

This procurement is not a set-aside for any particular business category, though the government encourages participation from small businesses, Section 8(a) firms, HUBZone-certified companies, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB). The NAICS code 541330 (Engineering Services) applies with a size standard of $25,500,000.00, and the contract will be performed at 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, Maryland 20783-1138. No specific incumbent contractor or current contractor is identified in this sources sought notice. Individual task orders may require services in one or more of the four technical areas, with contractors required to furnish all necessary personnel, materials, services, and facilities to support the government's research and development objectives in multilingual computational analysis.